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The chronicle of Alfonso X / translated by Shelby Thacker and José Escobar ; with an introduction by Joseph F. O'Callaghan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 47.
- Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.)
- Standardized Title:
- Crónica de Alfonso X. English
- Language:
- English
- Romance (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Castile (Spain)--History--Alfonso X, 1252-1284.
- Castile (Spain).
- Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.
- Alfonso.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2002]
- Summary:
- Alfonso X, the Wise (1221-1284), king of Castile and Leon from 1252 until his death, is particularly appreciated as a great patron of science and the arts in late medieval Spain. He sponsored and produced the intricately illuminated Cantigas de Santa Maria, providing an invaluable record of Spanish daily life in the thirteenth century while honoring his patron saint, Mary. In the fourteenth century, Alfonso XI commissioned the Cronica de Alfonso X to memorialize his grandfather.
- This book is the first and only translation into English (or any other language) of the Chronicle of Alfonso X. Here for the first time the original "clumsy Castilian" of Fernan Sanchez has been transformed into literate and agile English.
- Joseph O'Callaghan's authoritative introduction effectively places the Chronicle within its historical context, and his notes expand and elaborate upon the text.
- Notes:
- Often attributed to Fernán Sánchez de Valladolid.
- Genealogical table and map on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 081312218X
- OCLC:
- 48477561
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